Example Sentences

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A sister-in-law “thinks I don’t like her,” she crabbily notes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

And for those who insist upon crabbily arguing there are too many postseason games, just remember: No one is forcing you to watch.

From Washington Post • Dec. 3, 2018

Like the character he plays on HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” Mr. David is amusingly and crabbily obsessed with the minutiae of life.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2015

The others examined me and I tried to stop grinning crabbily.

From The Guardian • Mar. 27, 2013

“I have to live in the woods,” the captain replied crabbily, as though the chaplain ought to know.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller